Carving arm

Made this carving arm out of leftover 3/4 plywood. I used one at the carving class I took and figured I could save some money by making my own. The only thing I wasn’t able to find was a threaded rod, 1/2 with machine threads and 1/2 wood threads to attach it to the bench. The guys at the hardware store said they didn’t exist. I think its called a hanger bolt? Also I used wingnuts to allow for the arm to adjust cause I couldn’t find the type of handle adjustment the arm at the school had.

If you type in hanger bolts in google it give you all kinds of scources. I know our local Ace hardware alsocarries them. I have just started carving, and seem to have several half finished pieces on my work benchin the small shop downstairs, have not needed a carving arm yet, but yours looks like a good build. Thankyou for sharing.